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Controversial cinema : the films that outraged America / Kendall R. Phillips.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.Description: xxi, 206 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780275994648 (alk. paper)
  • 0275994643 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.S284 P45 2008
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Censorship, culture, and controversy -- ch. 2. Sex, gender, and sexuality : Jonathan Demme's The silence of the lambs -- ch. 3. Violence and crime : Oliver Stone's Natural born killers -- ch. 4. Race and ethnicity : Spike Lee's Do the right thing -- ch. 5. Religion : Mel Gibson's The passion of the Christ -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-189) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ch. 1. Censorship, culture, and controversy -- ch. 2. Sex, gender, and sexuality : Jonathan Demme's The silence of the lambs -- ch. 3. Violence and crime : Oliver Stone's Natural born killers -- ch. 4. Race and ethnicity : Spike Lee's Do the right thing -- ch. 5. Religion : Mel Gibson's The passion of the Christ -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.